U.S. patent number 8,456,679 [Application Number 12/849,523] was granted by the patent office on 2013-06-04 for system and method for generating a remote job submission accelerator report in a multi-function device.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Xerox Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is Michael E. Farrell. Invention is credited to Michael E. Farrell.
United States Patent |
8,456,679 |
Farrell |
June 4, 2013 |
System and method for generating a remote job submission
accelerator report in a multi-function device
Abstract
A system and method for generating a remote job submission
accelerator report with respect to a network multi-function device.
A multi-function device can be configured to receive a job from a
mobile communication device via a submission path. A text
representation with respect to the submission path and a spatial
representation with respect to the text representation can be
automatically generated. An accelerator report can be generated
based on the text representation and the spatial representation and
the report can be added to a cover page of the job. Such an
approach effectively enables client-less job submission with
respect to the multi-function device.
Inventors: |
Farrell; Michael E. (Webster,
NY) |
Applicant: |
Name |
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State |
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Type |
Farrell; Michael E. |
Webster |
NY |
US |
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Assignee: |
Xerox Corporation (Norwalk,
CT)
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Family
ID: |
45555950 |
Appl.
No.: |
12/849,523 |
Filed: |
August 3, 2010 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20120033248 A1 |
Feb 9, 2012 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
358/1.15;
358/1.13; 700/214; 358/1.14; 700/213; 700/215 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F
3/1204 (20130101); H04N 1/00127 (20130101); G06F
3/1292 (20130101); G06Q 10/06398 (20130101); G06F
3/1228 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
G06F
3/12 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;358/1.15,1.14,1.13
;700/213,214,215 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Zheng; Jacky X
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lopez; Kermit D. Ortiz; Luis M.
Asfahani; Melissa
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method for generating a remote job submission accelerator
report, comprising: automatically generating a text representation
with respect to a submission path and a spatial representation with
respect to said text representation associated with said submission
path; selecting said submission path via a panel menu in said
multi-function device, wherein said selection is based on a policy
governance application to render said text representation and said
spatial representation in said network multi-function device; and
generating an accelerator report based on said text representation
and said spatial representation, wherein said accelerator report
comprises a two-dimensional quick response code representative of a
print job submission mechanism for rendering and further comprises
information required to support an automated workflow, wherein said
information comprises an Internet Protocol address and Uniform
Resource Locator for automated submission of a job from a mobile
communication device to said network multi-function device, to
thereafter add said report to a cover page associated with said
job, thereby enabling a client-less job submission with respect to
said network multi-function device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said policy
governance application with respect to a plurality of network
multi-function devices.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising rendering said spatial
representation of a reprint job address on said cover page based on
a policy governing application if said job is stored for
reprint.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said report
to include at least one remote job submission accelerator and at
least one machine scan-able representation with respect to said
network multi-function device.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said cover
page associated with said job to comprise a supplementary
material.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said supplementary material
comprises an esoteric page.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said job
submission path to comprise at least one of the following paths: a
Web service; an electronic mail address; and a hot folder.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said
spatial representation to include at least one of the following
types of address information: a quick response code; a Microsoft
tag; a data glyph; and a data matrix code.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said cover page comprises a banner
page.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said cover page comprises a break
page.
11. A system for generating a remote job submission accelerator
report, said system comprising: a processor; a data bus coupled to
said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer
code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus,
said computer program code comprising instructions executable by
said processor and configured for: automatically generating a text
representation with respect to a submission path and a spatial
representation with respect to said text representation associated
with said submission path; selecting said submission path via a
panel menu in said multi-function device, wherein said selection is
based on a policy governance application to render said text
representation and said spatial representation in said network
multi-function device; and generating an accelerator report based
on said text representation and said spatial representation,
wherein said accelerator report comprises a two-dimensional quick
response code representative of a print job submission mechanism
for rendering and further comprises information required to support
an automated workflow, wherein said information comprises an
Internet Protocol address and Uniform Resource Locator for
automated submission of a job from a mobile communication device to
said network multi-function device, to thereafter add said report
to a cover page associated with said job, thereby enabling a
client-less job submission with respect to said network
multi-function device.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein said instructions are further
modified for configuring said policy governance application with
respect to a plurality of network multi-function devices.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein said instructions are further
configured for rendering said spatial representation of a reprint
job address on said cover page based on a policy governing
application if said job is stored for reprint.
14. The system of claim 11 wherein said instructions are further
modified for configuring said report to include at least one remote
job submission accelerator and at least one machine scan-able
representation with respect to said network multi-function
device.
15. The system of claim 11 wherein said instructions are further
modified for configuring said cover page associated with said job
to comprise supplementary material.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein said supplementary material
comprises an esoteric page.
17. The system of claim 11 wherein; said instructions are further
modified for configuring said job submission path to comprise at
least one of the following paths: a Web service; an electronic mail
address; a hot folder; said instructions are further modified for
configuring said spatial representation to include at least one of
the following types of address information: a quick response code;
a Microsoft tag; a data glyph; and a data matrix code.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments are generally related to multi-function devices such
as, for example, printers, scanners, photocopy machines, and the
like. Embodiments are also related to mobile rendering techniques.
Embodiments are additionally related to methods and systems for
generating remote job submission accelerator report with respect to
an MFD (Multi-Function Device).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Network printing systems generally include an assemblage of varying
multi-function devices, client computers, servers, and other
components that are connected to and communicate over a network.
Multi-function devices include components such as, for example,
printers, scanners, faxes, copy machines, and so forth. Such
network printing system can be communicatively linked with a mobile
communication device in order to provide various operations such
as, for example, printing, scanning, and other operations within
the network.
The mobile communication device such as, for example, smart phone,
personal digital assistance (PDA), pocket PC, and other handheld
computing devices can include a host application that enables the
device to operatively communicate with the network printing system.
The host application associated with the mobile device provides an
abstracted interface between the mobile device and a specific
multi-function device to communicate a job (e.g., a rendering job
or other job type) including, for example, a set of text, graphic,
and layout commands.
The majority of prior art approaches for connecting and submitting
a rendering job from the mobile device to the multi-function
device, for example, require a device identity such as, for
example, an IP address or a network name with respect to the
multi-function device. Such device identity typically includes one
or more long text strings that are displayed at a user interface
(UI) of the multi-function device. Navigating the user interface
associated with unfamiliar multi-function devices for determining
the device identity can be a time consuming process. Furthermore,
the manual process of transcribing the device identity from the
user interface can be prone to errors. An EIP (Extensible Interface
Platform) enabled mobile print application for rendering the jobs
with respect to the mobile communication device eliminates the need
for device specific identity. Such an application, however,
requires a print server e-mail address for transmitting the job
from the mobile communication device to the multi-function
device.
Based on the foregoing, it is believed that a need therefore exists
for an improved system and method for generating a remote job
submission accelerator report with respect to a multi-function
device in order to enable client-less job submission, as described
in greater detail herein.
BRIEF SUMMARY
The following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of
some of the innovative features unique to the disclosed embodiment
and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation
of the various aspects of the embodiments disclosed herein can be
gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and
abstract as a whole.
It is, therefore, one aspect of the disclosed embodiments to
provide for an improved method and system for configuring a
multi-function device (MFD) such as a printer, scanner, photocopy
machine, fax machine, etc., or a combination thereof.
It is another aspect of the disclosed embodiments to provide for an
improved system and method for generating a remote job submission
accelerator report with respect to the multi-function device.
It is a further aspect of the disclosed embodiments to provide for
an improved method for configuring the remote job submission
accelerator report in association with the multi-function device in
order to enable client-less job submission.
The aforementioned aspects and other objectives and advantages can
now be achieved as described herein. A system and method for
generating a remote job submission accelerator report with respect
to a network multi-function device is disclosed herein. A
multi-function device can be configured to receive a job (e.g., a
rendering job or other job type) from a mobile communication device
via a submission path (e.g., a Web service, an e-mail address, or a
hot folder). A text representation with respect to the submission
path and a spatial representation (e.g., a quick response (QR)
code, a Microsoft tag, a data glyph, and a data matrix code) with
respect to the text representation can be automatically generated.
An accelerator report can be generated based on the text
representation and the spatial representation and the report can be
added to a cover page (e.g., a banner and/or a break page) of the
job. Such an approach effectively enables client-less job
submission with respect to the multi-function device.
A policy governing application, for example, can be cloned/shared
with respect to the network multi-function device in order to
select the job submission path and to render the text
representation and the spatial representation with respect to the
job. The policy governing application can also be employed to
render the spatial representation of a reprint job address on the
cover page if the job is stored for reprinting. The cover page
associated with the job includes a supplementary material such as
an esoteric page containing accounting or chargeback information,
advertising sheets, and Post-It style notes that are utilized as
job separators.
The accelerator report can be optionally affixed and/or posted in
association with the multi-function device. The accelerator report
can be scanned via an image capturing unit associated with the
mobile communication device for mobile rendering application. The
spatial representation with respect to the text representation can
be rendered in order to re-print the job that is stored in
association with the multi-function device. The accelerator report
can be a free-standing report that includes one or more remote job
submission accelerators such as a textual representation (e.g., a
URL, an e-mail address, a hot folder path, etc.) and a machine
scan-able representation with respect to the multi-function device.
The system and method automatically connects and renders the jobs
via the mobile communication device with no additional hardware
requirement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying figures, in which like reference numerals refer to
identical or functionally-similar elements throughout the separate
views and which are incorporated in and form a part of the
specification, further illustrate the present invention and,
together with the detailed description of the invention, serve to
explain the principles of the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a rendering device coupled to a
data-processing apparatus through a network, in accordance with the
disclosed embodiments;
FIG. 2 illustrates a graphical representation of a remote job
submission system associated with a network, in accordance with the
disclosed embodiments;
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the remote job submission
system, in accordance with the disclosed embodiments; and
FIG. 4 illustrates a high level flow chart of operation
illustrating logical operational steps of a method for generating a
remote job submission accelerator report with respect to a
multi-function device, in accordance with the disclosed
embodiments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The particular values and configurations discussed in these
non-limiting examples can be varied and are cited merely to
illustrate at least one embodiment and are not intended to limit
the scope thereof.
FIG. 1 is provided as an exemplary diagram of data processing
environments in which embodiments of the present invention may be
implemented. It should be appreciated that FIG. 1 is only exemplary
and is not intended to assert or imply any limitation with regard
to the environments in which aspects or embodiments of the present
invention may be implemented. Many modifications to the depicted
environments may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, system 100 can include a MFD 140 coupled to a
data-processing apparatus 110 through a network 135. The
data-processing apparatus 110 may be, for example, a personal
computer or other computing device, and generally includes a
central processor 120, a display device 115, a keyboard 131, and a
pointing device 130 (e.g., mouse, track ball, pen device, or the
like). Additional input/output devices, such as the multi-function
device 140, may be included in association with the data-processing
apparatus 110 as desired.
Note that as utilized herein, the term multi-function device
(including the acronym MFD) may refer to an apparatus or system
such as a printer, scanner, fax machine, copy machine, etc., and/or
a combination thereof. Preferably, MFD 140 is capable of multiple
rendering functions such as printing, copying, scanning, faxing,
etc. In some embodiments, MFD 140 may be implemented with a single
rendering function such as printing. In other embodiments, MFD 140
can be configured to provide multiple rendering functions such as
scanning, faxing, printing and copying. Note that the MFD 142
described in greater detail herein is analogous or similar to MFD
140.
A non-limiting example of a MFD that can be utilized as MFD 140
and/or 142 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,525,676, entitled
"System and Method for Controlling Access to Programming Options of
a Multi-function device," which issued on Apr. 28, 2009 to Robert
J. Pesar. U.S. Pat. No. 7,525,676, which is incorporated herein by
reference in its entirety, is assigned to the Xerox Corporation of
Norwalk, Conn. Another non-limiting example of a MFD that can be
utilized as MFD 140 and/or 142 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
7,474,428, entitled "Multifunction device System Using Tags
Containing Output Information," which issued on Jan. 6, 2009 to
Morris-Jones, et al. U.S. Pat. No. 7,474,428, which is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety, is also assigned to the Xerox
Corporation of Norwalk, Conn. An additional example of a MFD that
can be utilized as MFD 140 and/or 142 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
5,920,405, entitled "Multi-function device With Printer/Facsimile
Contention Selection," which issued on Jul. 6, 1999 to McIntyre, et
al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,920,405, which is incorporated herein by
reference in its entirety, is also assigned to the Xerox
Corporation of Stamford, Conn.
The data-processing apparatus 110 can be coupled to the MFD 140
through a computer network 135. Network 135 may employ any network
topology, transmission medium, or network protocol. Network 135 may
include connections such as wire, wireless communication links, or
fiber optic cables. The MFD 140 includes a user interface 145, such
as a panel menu. The panel menu may be used to select features and
enter other data in the MFD 140. Such interfaces may include, for
example, touch screens having touch activated keys for navigating
through an option menu or the like.
A MFD driver program can be installed on the data-processing
apparatus 110 and can reside on the host device's hard drive 150.
The MFD driver program may be activated through an application
interface so that a user may generate a print job with the MFD
driver for processing by the MFD 140. The data-processing apparatus
110 also includes a GUI 125 for communicating MFD features for
processing, for example, a print job to a user and accepting the
user's selection of available MFD features. The user interface 125
displays information and receives data through device display
and/or the keyboard/mouse combination. The interface 125 also
serves to display results, whereupon the user may supply additional
inputs or terminate a given session. The data-processing apparatus
110 can be, for example, any computing device capable of being
integrated within a network such as a PDA, personal computer,
cellular telephone, point-of-sale terminal, server, etc.
Note that the user interface as utilized herein generally refers to
a type of environment that represents programs, files, options and
so forth by means of graphically displayed icons, menus, and dialog
boxes on a screen. The input device of the multi-function devices
140 may be a local user interface 145 such as, for example, a
touchscreen display or separate keypad and display or a memory fob
or the like as discussed above. Alternatively or additionally, the
input device may be a wireless port that receives a wireless signal
containing constraint data from a portable device. The wireless
signal may be an infrared or electromagnetic signal. A system
administrator may input constraint data through the local user
interface by manipulating the touch screen, keypad, or
communicating via wireless messages through the wireless port. The
administrator's portable device that communicates wirelessly may be
a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like, as noted
above.
The following description is presented with respect to embodiments
of the present invention, which can be embodied in the context of a
data-processing apparatus 110 and MFD 140 depicted in FIG. 1. The
present invention, however, is not limited to any particular
application or any particular environment. Instead, those skilled
in the art will find that the system and methods of the present
invention may be advantageously applied to a variety of system and
application software including database management systems, word
processors, and the like. Moreover, the present invention may be
embodied on a variety of different platforms including Macintosh,
UNIX, LINUX, and the like. Therefore, the description of the
exemplary embodiments, which follows, is for purposes of
illustration and not considered a limitation.
FIG. 2 illustrates a graphical representation of a remote job
submission system 200 associated with a network 135, in accordance
with the disclosed embodiments. Note that in FIGS. 1-4, identical
or similar blocks are generally indicated by identical reference
numerals. The job submission system 200 generally includes a
network infrastructure 135 associated with one or more
multi-function devices 140 and 142, the data-processing system 110,
a mobile communication device 250, and a print server 180
associated with a database 185. Note that the print server 180 can
be a discrete print server. The MFD's 140 and 142 may typically
include built-in (embedded) network and print services. It is
therefore the print server 180 and the database 185 can be an
optional feature and may be utilized in some embodiments without
departing from the scope of the invention.
Data-processing system 110 depicted in FIG. 1 can be, for example,
a server. Other devices such as, for example, desktops, network
devices, palmtops, mobile phones, etc. may also be included in the
network 135 as service providers. The MFDs 140 and 142 can be
located remotely with respect to each other, or alternatively, such
devices may be located locally with respect to each other.
Note that a MFD is an office machine that incorporates the
functionality of multiple devices in one so as to provide
centralized document management, document distribution, and
production in a large-office setting and the like. A typical MFD
may act as a combination of a printer, scanner, photocopier, fax,
and e-mail. While two MFDs 140 and 142 are shown by way of example,
it is to be appreciated that any number of rendering devices may be
linked to the network such as three, four, six or more rendering
devices. In general, the MFDs 140 and 142 can perform rendering
output functions (e.g., printing, scanning, copying, faxing, etc.)
within a networked environment. Note that MFDs 140 and 142 are
generally analogous to one another.
The MFDs 140 and 142 can be configured in association with an
accelerator report 225 that includes address information with
respect to the MFDs 140 and 142. In general, the accelerator report
225 includes a textual representation such as, for example, uniform
resource locator (URL), an e-mail address, and/or a hot folder path
with respect to the MFDs 140 and 142. The accelerator report 225
also includes a machine scan-able representation of print job
submission mechanisms such as, for example, quick response codes,
Microsoft tags, data glyph, and data matrix code with respect to
the multi-function device 140 and 142. The accelerator report 225
can be affixed/posted in association with the multi-function device
140 and 142 in order to enable client-less job submission in the
multi-function device 140 and 142 within the network 135.
A job submission module 255 associated with the mobile
communication device 250 can be adapted for submitting the jobs
from the mobile communication device 250 to the multi-function
device 140 and 142. Note that as utilized herein, the term "module"
may refer to a physical hardware component and/or to a software
module. In the computer programming arts, such a software "module"
may be implemented as a collection of routines and data structures
that performs particular tasks or implements a particular abstract
data type. Modules of this type are generally composed of two
parts. First, a software module may list the constants, data types,
variable, routines, and so forth that can be accessed by other
modules or routines. Second, a software module may be configured as
an implementation, which can be private (i.e., accessible only to
the module) and which contains the source code that actually
implements the routines or subroutines upon which the module is
based.
Therefore, when referring to a "module" herein, the inventors are
generally referring to such software modules or implementations
thereof. The methodology described herein can be implemented as a
series of such modules or as a single software module. Such modules
can be utilized separately or together to form a program product
that can be implemented through signal-bearing media including
transmission media and recordable media. The present invention is
capable of being distributed as a program product in a variety of
forms, which apply equally regardless of the particular type of
signal-bearing media utilized to carry out the distribution.
Examples of signal-bearing media can include, for example,
recordable-type media such as floppy disks, hard disk drives, CD
ROMs, CD-Rs, etc., and transmission media such as digital and/or
analog communication links. Examples of transmission media can also
include devices such as modems, which permit information to be
transmitted over standard telephone lines and/or the more advanced
digital communications lines.
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the remote job submission
system 200, in accordance with the disclosed embodiments. The
mobile rendering system 200 includes the mobile communication
device 250 and the multi-function device 140 that are operatively
communicated through the network 135. The mobile communication
device 250 can be such as, for example, a Smartphone, a personal
digital assistant (PDA), and the like which offers a wide range of
capabilities including storing and editing documents, receiving and
sending electronic mails, and storing/viewing images. The mobile
communication device 250 includes an image capturing unit 335, a
memory 315, and a processor 345 coupled to a local interface 355.
The image capturing unit 335 may be generally employed to capture
an image of the accelerator report 225 associated with the
multi-function device 140.
The image capturing unit 335 may include built-in integrated
functions such as image processing, data formatting, and data
compression functions. Additionally, the image capturing unit 335
includes imager-positioning, range-finding, and a flash bulb. The
local interface 355 can be, for example, a data bus with an
accompanying control/address bus. A wireless interface 340
facilitates wireless communication with the multi-function device
140 and other wireless devices and/or networks. The memory 315
stores several components that are executable by the processor 345.
The components include, for example, an operating system 305 and
the job submission module 255. The job submission module 255 can be
utilized to transmit the job 325 with respect to a mobile user 310
via a submission path 330. The submission path 330 can be, for
example, a web, an e-mail, or a hot folder path.
The multi-function device 140 includes a processor circuit having a
memory 375 and a processor 394 coupled to a local interface 386.
The memory 375 can be configured to include, for example, an
operating system 378, a printer control system 376, and an
accelerator report generation module 380 that are executable by the
processor 394. The memory 375 can also include, for example, a
policy governing application. The multi-function device 140 also
includes various MFD components 392 such as motors and mechanical
paper path components as well as image creation components. A
wireless network interface 388 coupled to the local interface 386
facilitates wireless communication with respect to the
multi-function device 140.
The multi-function device 140 can be configured to accept the job
325 from the mobile communication system 250 via the submission
path 330. A policy governing application associated with the
multi-function device 140 can be utilized to select the job
submission path 330 in order to render the text representation 382
and the spatial representation 384 in the network multi-function
device 140. The policy governing application can be cloned/shared
along the network multi-function device 140 and 142 in order to
select the job submission path 330 with respect to the job 325.
The accelerator report generation module 380 can automatically
generate a text representation 382 with respect to the submission
path 330 in the multi-function device 140. The accelerator report
generation module 380 further generates a spatial representation
384 with respect to the multi-function device 140 based on the text
representation 382. The spatial representation 384 with respect to
the text representation 382 can be rendered in order to re-print
the job 325 that is stored in the multi-function device 140. Note
that the spatial representation 384 can be, for example, the quick
response (QR) code, the Microsoft tag, the data glyph, and the data
matrix code.
The multi-function device 140 further utilizes the spatial
representation 384 and the text representation 382 in order to
generate the accelerator report 225 with respect to the
multi-function device 140. Such an accelerator report 225 can be a
free-standing report that includes one or more remote job
submission accelerators such as a textual representation and a
machine scan-able representation with respect to the multi-function
device. The accelerator report 225 also includes varying other
information such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address and URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) that can be utilized to support
automated work flow with respect to the multi-function device 140.
Such information associated with the accelerator report 225
automates the process of submitting the job 325 from the mobile
communication device 250 to the multi-function device 140 via the
network 135. The acceleration report 225 can then be added to a
cover page of the job 325. The aforementioned policy governing
application can also be employed to render the spatial
representation 384 of a reprint job address on the cover page if
the job 325 is stored for reprinting.
Note that the cover page associated with the job 325 can be a
banner page or a break page that includes a supplementary material
such as an esoteric page containing accounting or chargeback
information, advertising sheets, and Post-It style notes that are
utilized as job separators. The accelerator report 225 thus formed
can be read by the image capturing unit 335 associated with the
mobile device 250 having appropriate decoding software that can
photograph and decode the accelerator report 225. The accelerator
report 225 can be scanned via the image capturing unit 335
associated with the mobile device 250 for retrieving information
required to support an automated workflow (e.g. an e-mail
application, a URL of the device controller, or a webpage) in the
network 135.
FIG. 4 illustrates a high level flow chart of operation
illustrating logical operational steps of a method 400 for
generating the remote job submission accelerator report 225 with
respect to the multi-function device 140, in accordance with the
disclosed embodiments. The multi-function device 140 can be
configured to receive the job 325 from the mobile communication
device 250 via the submission path 330, as illustrated at block
410. Further, the text representation 382 with respect to the
submission path 330 can be automatically generated in order to
generate the spatial representation 384 with respect to the text
representation 382, as depicted at block 420.
The text representation 382 and the spatial representation 384 can
be further utilized to generate the accelerator report 225, as
illustrated at block 430. The accelerator report 225 can be a
two-dimensional code representation of the print job submission
mechanism that can be rendered in the multi-function device 140.
The accelerator report 225 can be generated via a programmatic
method such as, for example, an API to a bar code service. The
accelerator report 225 can be thereafter added to the cover page of
the job 325 in order to enable client-less job submission in the
multi-function device 140, as illustrated at block 440. The system
and method automatically connects and renders the jobs via the
mobile communication device with no additional hardware
requirement.
It will be appreciated that variations of the above-disclosed and
other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be
desirably combined into many other different systems or
applications. Also, that various presently unforeseen or
unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations or
improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in
the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the following
claims.
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